Sentences with phrase «drive wheels powered»
It has a small hinged rear pod containing the 49 cc 2 - stroke engine and two drive wheels powered through a limited slip differential.
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Personally, the highly capable torque - vectoring all - wheel - drive system gave me all the grip I needed when I needed it, while at the same time piping the power to the rear wheels often enough that I didn't want for more grunt.
Engine tested: 60 - kilowatt - hour lithium - ion rechargeable battery with single - motor front - wheel drive; total system power output of 200 horsepower, and EPA - estimated range of 238 miles
Yes, rear - wheel - drive is nice, but if you're mainly going to be navigating freeways and urban / suburban roadways, you don't really need it, and having to send power to the back wheels adds mechanical complexity.
Powered by three electric motors — one in front and two at the rear — FF 91's all wheel drive system will be capable of blasting off a 0 - 60 mph time of 2.39 seconds, making it the world's quickest electric vehicle.
You got to get it up right on top of the power curve, right at the peak so that the rear wheel is driving fast off that chain.
This video tribute gives some kind of idea why people loved Gilles so much, so enjoy four minutes of wheel - banging, power - sliding and driving on three wheels.
Hill raced again in 1967 but failed to finish, and in 1968 he drove the gas - turbine powered four - wheel drive Lotus 56, but crashed out just past half distance.
Montoya's been driving the Chevrolet - powered, Penske - run car, with Servia at the wheel of Schmidt Peterson Motorsports» Honda - engined version.
A plug - in hybrid electric uses a traction - drive power electronics system to propel the car forward by providing force to the car's wheels and has a charger for recharging the high - voltage battery when it is plugged into the power grid.
He also thinks it would be difficult to build in the universal joints that allow the drive shaft to power the front wheels while the car is being steered.
In the end, the driving personalities of the two test vehicles, with a few exceptions, were close enough to those of ordinary gasoline - powered cars that if buyers ultimately reject fuel - cell machines, it won't be because the cars seem unfamiliar from behind the wheel.
The angular concept car sported a lot of modern - sounding tech: a hybrid electric / gas power train that drove all four wheels, an onboard computer with digital displays for everything from the speedometer to the radio, and electronic maps to help you navigate traffic snarls.
Zielinsky notes that its compact power train system allows the wheels to be positioned near the corners of the chassis, which makes for short front and rear overhangs and a wide track, yielding an overall layout that resembles that of a rear - wheel - drive car.
Driving a car at Indy — when there's no power steering — is where you need a lot of grip strength to hold on to that wheel.
ENGINE 48 - valve DOHC V - 12 DISPLACEMENT 6.3 liters (382 cu in) POWER 731 hp @ 8250 rpm TORQUE 509 lb - ft @ 6000 rpm TRANSMISSION 7 - speed automatic DRIVE Rear - wheel
The 3.0 - liter turbocharged Volvo straight - six is tweaked to 345 hp, while a reprogrammed all - wheel - drive system that can send more power to the rear wheels.
POWERTRAIN ENGINE 64 - valve DOHC quad - turbo W - 16 DISPLACEMENT 8.0 liters (488 cu in) POWER 1001 hp @ 6000 rpm TORQUE 922 lb - ft @ 2200 rpm TRANSMISSION 7 - speed automatic DRIVE 4 - wheel
STANDARD FEATURES: SI - drive and X-mode driving modes Power panoramic sunroof Automatic dual - zone climate control Bluetooth 6.1 - inch touchscreen Navigation Harman / Kardon audio system SiriusXM satellite radio w / trial subscription 10 - way power driver's seat One - touch folding rear seats Power liftgate Leather - trimmed interior Leather - trimmed steering wheel and shift knob Heated front seats All - weather paPower panoramic sunroof Automatic dual - zone climate control Bluetooth 6.1 - inch touchscreen Navigation Harman / Kardon audio system SiriusXM satellite radio w / trial subscription 10 - way power driver's seat One - touch folding rear seats Power liftgate Leather - trimmed interior Leather - trimmed steering wheel and shift knob Heated front seats All - weather papower driver's seat One - touch folding rear seats Power liftgate Leather - trimmed interior Leather - trimmed steering wheel and shift knob Heated front seats All - weather paPower liftgate Leather - trimmed interior Leather - trimmed steering wheel and shift knob Heated front seats All - weather package
«From the driver's seat, you just drive, with no idea — and no real need to know — where the power's coming from and how, exactly, it made its way to the wheels,» summarized West Coast editor Jason Cammisa.
You don't jump on the throttle early in the corner because the big rear tyres will push the nose wider still, so you wait until you're past the apex, then you begin straightening the wheel and feeding in the power, using the traction of the rear - biased four - wheel drive to ride the furiously ignited torque.
Kia says this concept vehicle uses an electric all - wheel - drive system, which likely means that it will be a hybrid with a gasoline engine powering the front wheels and an electric motor powering the rear wheels.
GM's old six - speed automatic transmission sends power to the front wheels, and all - wheel drive is available as well.
But unlike its competition, the SM drives its front wheels as Citroen wanted to establish how much power the arrangement could handle.
An all - wheel - drive system puts the Hemi V - 8 power down to all four wheels for enhanced traction.
POWERTRAIN ENGINE: 32 - valve DOHC V - 8 DISPLACEMENT: 4.2 liters (254 cu in) POWER: 450 hp @ 8250 rpm TORQUE: 317 lb - ft @ 4000 rpm TRANSMISSION: 7 - speed automatic DRIVE: 4 - wheel
«The best movie cars combine tons of power, rear - wheel drive, great handling and the ability to be easily flung around corners,» said Waugh in a statement.
Sure, it's not as focused or involving to drive at the limit as a Ferrari 458 or Porsche 911 GT3, but it's incredibly fast, devilishly good - looking, and sends its power to all four wheels.
The combustion engine (petrol or diesel) drives the front wheels and the motor powers the rears, so in situations where grip is limited, the Numero 9 can use its limited four - wheel drive capability for added stability.
Powertrain Engine: 3.0 - liter twin - turbocharged I - 6 Power: 335 hp @ 5900 rpm Torque: 332 lb - ft @ 1500 - 4500 rpm (370 lb ft w / overboost) Transmission: 6 - speed manual transmission Drive: Rear - wheel
Arguably our favorite exercise involved circling the skidpad with no hands on the steering wheel, controlling the trajectory of the rear - drive 86 using only the throttle, a lesson in how power application influences a car's line and a precursor to some serious attempts at drifting — attempts that varied from semi-impressive to hilariously inept and had our entire crew in stitches as we observed each other's runs.
Power is transferred to a new fully - electronic four - wheel - drive system via a new seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission, and performance can be adjusted using one of three selectable driving modes.
Standard Equipment: 3.0 - liter turbo - diesel V - 6 engine 7 - speed automatic transmission 4Matic permanent all - wheel drive 4 - wheel Airmatic suspension Hill start assist Speed sensitive power steering 4 - wheel electric traction control 4 - wheel disc brakes with ABS Tire pressure monitoring system 19 - inch alloy wheels Power tilt / sliding sunroof Fixed panorama sunroof over 3rd row seats Rain - sensing wipers Comand system with 6.5 - inch display Bluetooth connectivity In - dash 6 - disc DVD / CD changer Three rows of seating 8 - speaker audio system Dual - zone automatic climate control Premium leather - wrapped steering wheel Heated front seats Power windows / locks / mirrors Privacy power steering 4 - wheel electric traction control 4 - wheel disc brakes with ABS Tire pressure monitoring system 19 - inch alloy wheels Power tilt / sliding sunroof Fixed panorama sunroof over 3rd row seats Rain - sensing wipers Comand system with 6.5 - inch display Bluetooth connectivity In - dash 6 - disc DVD / CD changer Three rows of seating 8 - speaker audio system Dual - zone automatic climate control Premium leather - wrapped steering wheel Heated front seats Power windows / locks / mirrors Privacy Power tilt / sliding sunroof Fixed panorama sunroof over 3rd row seats Rain - sensing wipers Comand system with 6.5 - inch display Bluetooth connectivity In - dash 6 - disc DVD / CD changer Three rows of seating 8 - speaker audio system Dual - zone automatic climate control Premium leather - wrapped steering wheel Heated front seats Power windows / locks / mirrors Privacy Power windows / locks / mirrors Privacy glass
As you might expect, the ALL4 remains a front - wheel drive car for most of the time, only diverting power to the rear wheels when necessary.
Distribution duties remain assigned to a nine - speed automatic, which is mated to Benz's 4MATIC all - wheel drive system in the coupe, but sends power only to the rear wheels in the convertible.
POWERTRAIN ENGINE: 24 - valve DOHC flat - 6 DISPLACEMENT: 3.4 liters (210 cu in) POWER: 315 hp @ 6700 rpm TORQUE: 266 lb - ft @ 4500 rpm TRANSMISSION: 7 - speed automatic DRIVE: Rear - wheel
A nine - speed automatic transmission sends power to 4Matic all - wheel drive, shuttling the E43 to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds and on to a limited top speed of 155 mph.
Standard Equipment: 4.0 - liter V - 6 5 - speed automatic transmission Independent front suspension Solid rear axle w / leaf springs 4 - wheel disc brakes 3.36:1 final drive ratio 17 - inch styled steel wheels 28 - gallon fuel tank capacity Anti-lock braking system Electronic brake force distribution Vehicle dynamic control Traction control system Tire pressure monitoring system Center console w / sliding table Rear sonar system Back door storage bin Remote keyless entry Power windows & locks 2 12V DC power outlets 2 120V power outlets Full size spare 6 cargo floor D - rings Convex spotter mirrors Receiver hitch ball provision on rear bumper Integrated roof rack mounting pPower windows & locks 2 12V DC power outlets 2 120V power outlets Full size spare 6 cargo floor D - rings Convex spotter mirrors Receiver hitch ball provision on rear bumper Integrated roof rack mounting ppower outlets 2 120V power outlets Full size spare 6 cargo floor D - rings Convex spotter mirrors Receiver hitch ball provision on rear bumper Integrated roof rack mounting ppower outlets Full size spare 6 cargo floor D - rings Convex spotter mirrors Receiver hitch ball provision on rear bumper Integrated roof rack mounting points
All - wheel - drive is standard, and the system can distribute power between the front and rear axles through the electronically - controlled Haldex center differential.
Additionally, the M550i xDrive, as the name implies, comes standard with BMW's xDrive intelligent all - wheel drive system that uses torque vectoring to determine exactly where power is sent — and can send it independently to any wheel it chooses.
You're not getting oversteer under power like you would in a rear wheel drive car, you're getting it at arbitrary times.
Back on a two - lane road, in sport mode, I booted the throttle and got some nice power oversteer, despite all - wheel drive, before the stability control kicked in.
Steering remains dead on - center, and the SX4t's standard all - wheel - drive system doesn't seem to be up to the task of handling the extra power, as evidenced by excessive front wheel spin.
It puts the power to the road with a torque - vectoring all - wheel - drive system.
With huge power and mighty all - wheel drive traction, the Porsche 911 Turbo's pace on track has rarely been in doubt.
Standard Equipment: 5.5 - liter twin - turbocharged V - 8 engine 7 - speed automatic transmission AMG active body control suspension 4 - wheel cross-drilled disc brakes with ABS AMG sport styling Comand 40 GB hard drive navigation system Bluetooth connectivity 11 - speaker Harman / kardon Logic7 surround sound HD digital radio In - dash 6 - disc DVD / CD changer Sirius satellite radio 8 - inch Comand display Power tilt / sliding sunroof Bi-Xenon headlamps with active curve illumination Keyless Go Parktronic AMG premium leather interior AMG performance steering wheel with aluminum shift paddles Heated and ventilated front seats Tire pressure monitoring system
Ford attributes this in part to a standard torque - vectoring feature that uses the traction control to brake the inside wheel when accelerating out of a turn, allowing the power to drive the outside wheel and maintain a tighter line.
Power will likely range from the Ghibli S Q4's 404 hp in entry - level rear - wheel - drive models to upward of 500 hp in all - wheel - drive variants.
Permanently engaged all - wheel drive automatically apportions power among the four wheels.
All three 2013 GL - Class models continue to channel power through a seven - speed automatic transmission, using Mercedes - Benz's 4Matic full - time all - wheel - drive system.